In November 2008 the Crowne Plaza Liverpool will play host to one of the highest profile technology events ever staged in the UK - Liverpool Software City International.

Software City is a high profile event which aims to showcase some of the region’s rising stars in the technology space and bring them together with business leaders and investors.

The event is an opportunity for businesses of all sizes to share ideas and debate technology in business. Businesses with innovative ideas will also have the opportunity to pitch to a panel if investors with a combined worth of £1/4 billion. This year the panel includes Richard Farleigh of BBC 2’s Dragon’s Den fame.

Get more information and book your place here.

Conservative leader David Camereon has today propsed a 1p cut in National Insurance. The move is designed to help small businesses with four or fewer employees. He says it could save them up to £600.

From the BBC article:

Mr Cameron … said he wanted a six-month VAT holiday for small and medium-sized firms and called on local authorities to pay small businesses within 20 days for their services, rather than 30

For Labour, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper said she was confused over how the Tories planned to pay for the national insurance cut.

She told BBC Radio’s Five Live increasing tax elsewhere in the business system “seems to me like putting taxes up”.

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Liverpool artist Terry Duffy will be giving a free talk at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral this coming Monday night at 6.30 (27th October).

He will be talking about Crucifix and RS Thomas Triptych on display in the Cathedral.

“Although painted over 25 years ago this will be the first time I have ever given a talk about the crucificion “Victim, no resurrection”. Dating back to after the 1981 riots the work has taken on a life of its own and only quite recently came back from America. It appears to have become even more relevant and challenging today because of the wars and attrocities that we hear so much about. The talk will also include the “RS Thomas Triptych” which is also at the Cathedral.”